A Song of Ice & Fire

House Martell, ruling from the depths of desert-strewn Dorne, have a doctrine of fast-attack, hit-and-fade tactics for their army. This is epitomized in the Sunspear Dervishes. Armed with brutal blades and eschewing heavy armor in favor of high mobility,

When you’re a mercenary company with as deep of coffers as the Golden Company, you can offer things to your clients that others can’t. While soldiers train for just about every contingency on the battlefield

You want to get good value for your money. No commander wants to spend all their money on a mercenary unit that can’t fight and will turn and run the first chance they get. When they hire a Golden Company Crossbowmen unit, they’re spending a lot

Skinchangers are able to take control of beasts of the forest and control them. Most can only control one at a time. Varamyr Sixskins, however, is so powerful, that it’s as though the entire forest were purely under his command.

Those under the Kraken banner have long learned that raiding and terror are close companions. Thus the crew of House Greyjoy’s warship Silence is composed entirely of mutes.

After the death of Robert Baratheon, House Baratheon became a House divided. Robert’s brothers, Stannis and Renly, both decided that they should be the next one to sit on the Iron Throne.

The Riders of the Highgarden box set for the A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game gives House Baratheon players in support of Renly Baratheon a new cavalry unit to field on the tabletop.

The sea is a cruel and unforgiving place. Many a sailor have lost their lives in the briny depths It makes sense that the religion of the region would focus on a maritime deity such as the Drowned God Followers of his teachings are known as the Drowned Me

Even further north than the lands of House Stark lays The Wall. This imposing edifice protects the relatively calm, rich, and fertile lands from the much wilder civilizations that live beyond it.

The rugged northlands breed hardy people who know that to survive in the harsh landscape, they must work together. As such, families have strong bonds strong as iron and even bannermen are like kin.

In combat, hitting the enemy without them being able to hit you back is a very powerful ability. In the battles of Westeros, warriors armed with bows can whittle down even heavily-armed foes, bringing victory to one side.

A Dothraki is effectively born in the saddle. From the earliest age, they learn to ride, becoming the greatest horsemen in the land. After many battles, these horsemen have honed their skills to perfection.